Bateys Magic
Batey, a top regional public relations company, is to take over the state tourism promotion agency early next year. The company singled out by the Prime …
Open Sesame
Want to avoid being hit by the next big virus thats going to hit a PC near you?rnSwitch to open source.rnSoftware like the Linux operating system is usually …
Safety First
This year 78 companies are taking part in the National Safety Awards. Not all of them win awards. But organizers say by merely taking part these companies …
Health Check
The insurance regulator is studying the possibility of setting up a National Health Insurance scheme that could cover the islands entire population.The …
Money Money
Central Bank has started issuing Central Bank securities to check reserve money growth, as its own supplies of treasury bills dwindle away.ldblquote We started …
Nexi Monday
The US$ 100 mn loan to the government arranged through Citibank NA, will come into the Treasury quote s coffers next Monday.The treasury is expected to retire …
Black Mark.
Naming these institutions is part of the banks efforts to warn depositors not to part with their funds in un-regulated institutions.rnrnEarlier in 2003 the …
Spruced Up
The governments privatisation arm is streamlining its internal processes and plans to list more state corporations on the Colombo bourse to spur capital market …
Road Works
The Road Development Authority has commissioned a Korean Company to carry out a feasibility study to rehabilitate the Puttalam-Trincomalee (A12) Road.The study …
Looking Healthy
Fitch Ratings Lanka re-confirmed its SLAA+ national rating on John Keells Holdings Ltd. senior debt following the conglomerates recent acquisition spree.SL AA+ …
Wider Net
The governments privatisation arm is throwing its doors open to the local investment banking community to help them out as financial advisors for upcoming …
Tight Fist
The provision, generally known as Section (t) exempted trading profits from dealing treasury securities.rnrnThough trading profits is actually the small spread …
Sixth Sense
Thai resort and spa chain lquote Six Senses is in talks with John Keells Holdings, to develop a luxury tea spa on a 600-acre stretch of Maskeliya …
Direct Dialling
It is understood that the Premier had advised senior state officials to consider direct offers, with the option of listing part of the stake in the country of …
Water Birds
SriLankan Airlines will float its amphibious planes in November, whisking visitors off the runway and over ocean to the hills or as far off as Trincomalee in a …
Tourist Dollars
Sri Lanka is beginning to put in place its tourism infrastructure, with eight key areas around the island and four zones in the North and East tagged for …
Dream Homes
Its fashionable to have an address at one of Colombos plush apartments these days. The government has fuelled the apartment craze by pushing lending …
Boom Times
The Janashakthi Group expanded its property portfolio on Monday by taking full control of Kelsey Holdings (Pvt) Ltd.The deal, which cost just under Rs. 50 mn …
Malaysians Sail In
A top Malaysian business tycoon, Tan Sri Gnanalingam is keen to invest in and manage BOI free trade zones while also tapping potential of the leisure …
Out Of CRIB
The local credit information agency is trying to add value to its services with donor help.Credit Information Bureau says that World Bank help is on offer to …